Unambiguous Science

Never in history have we gone from identifying a pathogen to creating and disseminating a safe and effective vaccine in under a year, however, we have not done a good job of explaining how we have been able to utilize scientific innovation without compromising on safety. Terms such as ‘Operation Warp Speed’ have not helped

I’ve been wanting to give an update on vaccines, so this will be a large post giving an update on the recent happenings.   ???????: Reminder that this is an mRNA vaccine, requiring cold storage at -20C. Today they released (by press) their primary efficacy data that showed of 196 COVID-19 cases, of which 185

James Scott, lead at the Occupational and Environmental Health team at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in Toronto has an incredible lab where they test N95 masks for Health Canada. This lab, in collaboration with CBC Marketplace, has subsequently done an excellent and in-depth analysis on a few different kinds of face covering

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I want to quickly write a post on the recent case of re-infection coming out of the US. Specifically about the re-infection in a 25-yr old <2 months later, with worse symptoms second time around. Genetic discordance between the two infections was greater than explained by short-term in vivo evolution, ie, presumably two separate infections.

Make wise and responsible choices for Thanksgiving this

Here are a few recommendations. We all need to do our part.

Halloween doesn’t need to be completely cancelled! Here are some tips to have a safe and fun Halloween during Covid-19.       

I’ve written before how risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) is a continuum and that there are no exact risk thresholds for say duration of contact or appropriate distance. For instance, wearing a mask reduces risk but doesn’t eliminate it. It is the same with distancing. 6ft may not be sufficient